ごとし
Gotoshi
Other forms: 若し
如し (Gotoshi) is a Japanese auxiliary verb meaning “like, as if, the same as”.
Meanings
- auxiliary verblike; as if; the same as
Examples
人生夢の如し。
Life is but an empty dream.
禍福は糾える縄の如し。
When an ill wind blows it does good to no one.
過ぎたるは及ばざるが如し。
Never too much of anything.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).